A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
harwichport
hostlerwife
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
intergrowth
intergrowth
noun
A growing together and through each other of two crystals.
knightswort
microswitch
microswitch
noun
An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
nightworker
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
otherwhiles
otherwhiles
adv
(archaic) At another time, or other times.
(archaic) sometimes; occasionally.
outthrowing
outthrowing
verb
present participle of outthrow
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
overweights
overweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overweight
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
plowrightia
preworthily
prizeworthy
prizeworthy
adj
Meriting a prize.
seaworthier
seaworthier
adj
comparative form of seaworthy: more seaworthy
shortwaving
sightworthy
sightworthy
adj
Worth seeing, or visiting in order to see.
somewhither
somewhither
adv
(archaic, literary) To some indeterminate place; to some place or other; to somewhere
stitchworts
stitchworts
noun
plural of stitchwort
stockwright
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switcheroos
switcheroos
noun
plural of switcheroo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switcheroo